von Stephan
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UNEXPLORED
Von Stephan is a German surname most notably associated with Heinrich von Stephan, the 19th-century statesman who reorganized the German postal system and helped found the Universal Postal Union.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| von Stephan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14964035 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: von Stephan Context triple: [Heinrich von Stephan, familyName, von Stephan]
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A.
Stephan
Stephan is a masculine given name, commonly used in German- and Dutch-speaking countries, that is a variant of the name Stephen.
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B.
von Kühn
von Kühn is a German noble family name historically associated with figures such as Sophie von Kühn.
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C.
von Schlebrügge
von Schlebrügge is the aristocratic German-Swedish family name of Nena von Schlebrügge, a former fashion model and mother of actress Uma Thurman.
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D.
von Münnich
von Münnich is the noble German family name of Burkhard Christoph von Münnich, an 18th-century military commander and statesman who served in the Russian Empire.
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E.
von Sonnenthal
Von Sonnenthal is a German-language surname historically associated with notable figures in Central European theater and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: von Stephan Target entity description: Von Stephan is a German surname most notably associated with Heinrich von Stephan, the 19th-century statesman who reorganized the German postal system and helped found the Universal Postal Union.
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A.
Stephan
Stephan is a masculine given name, commonly used in German- and Dutch-speaking countries, that is a variant of the name Stephen.
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B.
von Kühn
von Kühn is a German noble family name historically associated with figures such as Sophie von Kühn.
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C.
von Schlebrügge
von Schlebrügge is the aristocratic German-Swedish family name of Nena von Schlebrügge, a former fashion model and mother of actress Uma Thurman.
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D.
von Münnich
von Münnich is the noble German family name of Burkhard Christoph von Münnich, an 18th-century military commander and statesman who served in the Russian Empire.
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E.
von Sonnenthal
Von Sonnenthal is a German-language surname historically associated with notable figures in Central European theater and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.